Three Providence men shot while in stopped car Sunday morning

Three young Providence men were shot while inside a car that was stopped at an intersection on Leah Street early Sunday morning, according to the police.

Richard Salit Journal Staff Writer richsalit

Three young Providence men were shot while inside a car that was stopped at an intersection on Leah Street early Sunday morning, according to the police.

The driver of the car, Ezkial Green, 35, took a bullet in the abdomen but managed to drive himself and the two other shooting victims to Roger Williams Hospital. They were later taken to Rhode Island Hospital.

Terrel Gordan, 28, was shot twice in the back. Fellow passenger Jeffery Rollins was shot in the thigh.

A third passenger, Ben Rollins, was not injured. The victims gave their address as 29 Glenbridge Ave.

Green told the officer who arrived at the hospital that he could not give a description of the car or the direction it was traveling. The shooting took place around 2 a.m. near Chalkstone Boulevard.